BOSS BATTLE DESIGN CONTEST - SACRIFICIAL LAMB

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I don't have time to do this, but here's some inspiration for someone who wants to do this :

1. The boss kills(eats, mauls, feasts etc.) on his servants, gets stronger, helluva lot to kill.
2. The main character loses his friend, gets furious, kills boss.
3. The main character dies heroically, sacrificing himself for his friends to find a way to kill him.
4. A bit of a change from 1. : The boss can morph into even tougher enemies by consuming his servants.
5. The boss has the main character's boyfriend/girlfriend , eats him/her and gets stronger, the character furious, then the character kills the boss.
There are many more ideas, these are just some of them...
Good luck to the contestants!

Two hours later, and I find that my idea doesn't work without scripts, or other modification to how the combat engine works. Since I'm no scripter, I might as well spill the beans!

I was thinking of using the "absorption" modifier on a healing ability. Normally, an absorption ability damages the target, then heals the user. I figured that a healing ability with an "absorption" modifier would reverse the process: heal the target but damage to the user. What I saw happening was that the target was getting healed, but the skill user was not taking any damage from the use of the skill.

author=MarrendI was thinking of using the "absorption" modifier on a healing ability. Normally, an absorption ability damages the target, then heals the user. I figured that a healing ability with an "absorption" modifier would reverse the process: heal the target but damage to the user. What I saw happening was that the target was getting healed, but the skill user was not taking any damage from the use of the skill.

I think you can get make this work by making it a damaging drain skill that targets an ally, giving it a unique element, and then making every character absorb that element so the effect is reversed.

Put both files in the root directory and then load the save to fight. I overgeared the characters to compensate people new to the battlesystem, so if you want a harder save file I can make one for you.

It's sacrificial in that if you don't kill both of the adds, he'll eat them and absorb all their HP to heal.